Berdine Collins (Uncle Byrd) b about 1810 NC; s/o Thomas Collins and Nancy Williams. Berdine Collins m. Mary Sexton b about 1815 VA. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Berdine Collins and Mary Sexton;

1. Margaret Collins b 1833 VA m. 1860 Letcher Co KY to Allen Christian.

2. Calvin Collins b 20 Apr 1834 VA d 9 Apr 1911 Letcher Co KY; m. 20 Apr 1854 Russell Co VA to Lucinda Taylor.

3. Henry Powell Collins b 18 Apr 1836 Russell Co VA d 10 Jun 1910 Letcher Co KY; military service, 14th Kentucky Cavalry; m. 23 Nov 1863 Owsley Co KY to Clarissa Bowman b 18 Nov 1844 Owsley Co KY d 5 May 1939 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; d/o Elisha Bowman and Mahulda Mary Phillips.

4. Cowden Collins b 1839 VA m. Nancy Thomas

5. Didama Collins b 1841 KY

6. Betsy Collins b 1842 KY

7. Zilpha Collins b 23 Oct 1845 Letcher Co KY d 27 May 1886 Letcher Co KY; m. 31 Jan 1870 to William John Tyree b Jun 1847 Letcher Co KY d 1930 Letcher Co KY s/o David Tyree and Mary Ann Harriett Susan Thomas. Children of William John Tyree and Zilpha Collins;

i. John Milton Tyree b 7 DEC 1869

ii. Joseph E. Tyree b 8 JUL 1871

iii. Rufus Tyree b 30 APR 1874 in Letcher County, KY

iv. Watson George Tyree b FEB 1875 in Letcher County, KY

v. Mary Jane Tyree b 24 DEC 1878 in Letcher County, KY

vi. Samuel Henry Tyree b 30 MAR 1880 in Letcher County, KY

vii. Houston Garfield Tyree b 10 APR 1887

8. Dallas Collins b 24 Aug 1847 Letcher Co KY d 1912 Leslie Co KY m. 3 Jul 1870 to Sarah Begley. Child; i. William "Ace" Collins b 27 Dec 1882 d 26 Mar 1953 m. 1 Oct 1922 to Harriet Stamper; m. (2) 30 Oct 1939 to Polly Caudill b 19 Oct 1882 d 26 Apr 1958; buried Dixon Cemetery, Bull Creek, Letcher Co KY; d/o David K Caudill and Elizabeth "Betsy" Fields.

9. Letcher Collins b 1849 KY m. 18 Sept 1877 to Susan Belle Thomas b 20 Dec 1855 Estill Co KY d 13 Apr 1931 KY.